Revelation 1:6, 17-18 -- “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One”…… 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! ...Read More...

Matthew 5:1-6
1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 "BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT, FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. 4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. ...Read More...

Luke 9:8-12
8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. 9 HEAL THE SICK IN IT AND SAY TO THEM, 'THE KINGDOM OF GOD HAS COME NEAR TO YOU.' 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 'Even the dust of your town that ...Read More...

(The following is taken from WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?, Dr. Harry Ironside)
THE GOSPEL ACCEPTED
Look at the result of believing the Gospel. Go back to verse two, "By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain." That is, if you believe ...Read More...

(The following is taken from WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?, Dr. Harry Ironside)
CHRIST'S DEATH - NOT HIS LIFE
I was preaching in a church in Virginia, and a minister prayed, "Lord, grant Thy blessing as the Word is preached tonight. May it be the means of causing people to fall in love with the Christ-life, ...Read More...

(The following is taken from WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?, Dr. Harry Ironside)
THE SEVEN DESIGNATIONS OF THIS GOSPEL are called...
1. The Gospel Of The Kingdom,
and when I use that term I am not thinking particularly of any dispensational application, but of this blessed truth that it is only through ...Read More...

What Is The Gospel?
By Dr. Harry Ironside (1876-1951)
"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For ...Read More...

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Why is the world the way it is? Why do people act like they do? Even more important: how did things get to be the way they are? First let’s go to Genesis 3. ...Read More...

Ezekiel 21:24
"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have made your guilt to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your deeds your sins appear--because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand.
You cannot hide sin. Why is that? Maybe ...Read More...

Ezekiel 18:21-25, 32
21 "BUT IF A WICKED PERSON TURNS AWAY FROM ALL HIS SINS THAT HE HAS COMMITTED AND KEEPS ALL MY STATUTES AND DOES WHAT IS JUST AND RIGHT, HE SHALL SURELY LIVE; HE SHALL NOT DIE. 22 None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness ...Read More...

CHANGING DIRECTIONS AND TURNING TO GOD-A GOOD IDEA
Matthew 21:28-32
28 "But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go, work today in my vineyard.'
29 He answered and said, "I will not,' but afterward he regretted it and went.
30 Then he came to the second ...Read More...

Matthew 3:1-6
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea
2 and saying, "REPENT, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS NEAR."
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths ...Read More...

Matthew 16:19 -- I will give you THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Now when we first read this verse, it would appear that Jesus is giving Peter special authority. Does Peter, and ...Read More...

Matthew 16:18 -- And I tell you that you are Peter, AND ON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
This is a controversial passage. Is Jesus telling Peter that he is the rock that the church will be built on? Think about this. Commentaries on the language ...Read More...

Matthew 16:15 -- "BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU?" he asked. "WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?"
Here we see the arrival of a decision point for the disciples. Jesus has just asked them who the "people" think He is; and they replied that there were a number of ideas being offered in the market place of public opinion as ...Read More...

Matthew 16:13 -- When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "WHO DO PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SON OF MAN IS?"
Just think about the times and places where we live. We are bombarded by the media; we are constantly being influenced by those who want us to accept their worldview. ...Read More...

Matthew 8
Mark 1
Luke 4
16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
"He ...Read More...

Mark 1
Luke 4
21 Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.
22 And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
23 Now there was a man in their ...Read More...

LUKE 5:1-11
1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.
3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked ...Read More...

Matthew 4
13 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
15 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the ...Read More...

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The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,the Spirit of counsel and of might,the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,or decide by what he hears with his ears;but with righteousness he will judge the needy,with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.Righteousness will be his beltand faithfulness the sash around his waist.